Matsuyama, Ehime
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Matsuyama is the capital of Ehime Prefecture. Matsuyama Shogyo High School and Botchan Stadium are located here. The 2008 Women's Baseball World Cup was held in Matsuyama.
[edit] People born here
- Kenta Abe, NPB pitcher
- Sadayoshi Fujimoto, NPB manager; Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame
- Kenichi Kageura, NPB infielder
- Masaru Kageura, NPB player; Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame
- Shigeo Mori, NPB player and manager; Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame
- Akikazu Nishimoto, NPB infielder
- Takashi Nishimoto, NPB pitcher
- Michitaka Nishiyama, NPB and minor league pitcher
- Yoshinori Okihara, NPB infielder
